Scientists found water-rich fault barriers that repeatedly stop magnitude 6 earthquakes on the Gofar transform fault. Deep beneath the Pacific, one undersea fault has produced nearly identical magnitude 6 earthquakes every few years for decades. Researchers now think strange, water-soaked barrier zones inside the fault act like natural brakes, stopping ruptures in p... [8829 chars]
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